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MATTHEW OLSEN - Associate
Auckland phone 64 9 921 6097
Sydney phone 61 2 9293 2877
Mobile 029 921 6014
Email matthew.olsen@maynewetherell.com
Education:
University of Auckland - BCom/LLB (Hons)
Professional:
Associate Mayne Wetherell 2009 to date
Solicitor Mayne Wetherell 2007 to 2009
Law Graduate Mayne Wetherell 2007 |
Areas of Specialisation
- Corporate / M&A
- Project / asset finance
- Syndicated lending
- Capital markets
- Regulatory compliance
Relevant Experience
- Experience in mergers and acquisitions, acting for both buyers and sellers, including both share and asset sales.
- Experience in corporate, project, structured and asset finance.
- Regularly act on various debt facilities, derivative transactions, note and commercial paper programmes.
- Broad experience with New Zealand consumer protection, securities, overseas investment and competition (anti-trust) legislation.
Illustrative (non-exhaustive) examples of significant transactions are:
Corporate / M&A
Acted for Deutsche Bank in relation to its investment in, and strategic relationship with, Craigs Investment Partners Limited.
Acted for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Limited in relation to Auckland International Airport.
Acted for a private equity buyer in relation to the potential purchase of a large Australasian leasing company.
- Acted for Matariki Forests in relation to the sale of various forestry assets.
Project / Asset Finance
- Acted for Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited on several finance and operating leases for the construction of storage facilities throughout New Zealand.
Syndicated Lending
- Acted for the borrowers on NZ$200m and NZ$120m multi-currency syndicated facilities.
- Acted for the borrower on a US$205m cross-border facility.
Capital Markets
- Acted for Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited in relation to the issue of GBP 225 million of floating rate notes under its US$4 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme.
- Acted for the issuer in relation to a US$350m private placement.
Regulatory Compliance
- Acted for a public issuer in relation to its successful exemption applications from the recent RBNZ non-bank deposit taker regime.
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